EP 4168340 A1 20230426 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOLDING A STACK OF SHEETS
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOLDING A STACK OF SHEETS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM FALTEN EINES BLATTSTAPELS
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR PLIER UNE PILE DE FEUILLES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 202063040039 P 20200617
- EP 2020077338 W 20200930
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2021254651A1] According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method and apparatus for folding a stack (17) of superposed sheets. The method comprises transferring the stack (17) to a folding station, gripping a first part of the stack (17) with a first grip and forming a crease on the stack (17) to facilitate the folding. Then the at least a part of the stack (17) is folded over the first part (17a) of the stack (17) that has been gripped by utilizing the crease, the folded stack is gripped with a second grip and the folded stack is transferred from the folding station to a next handling stage and releasing the first grip.
IPC 8 full level
B65H 45/04 (2006.01); B65H 45/14 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B65H 45/04 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 45/14 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 45/30 (2013.01 - US); A61F 13/15747 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2301/4227 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2403/942 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2404/633 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2701/11312 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2021254651 A1 20211223; CA 3182637 A1 20211223; CN 115884931 A 20230331; EP 4168340 A1 20230426; MX 2022016274 A 20230411; US 2023234805 A1 20230727
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2020077338 W 20200930; CA 3182637 A 20200930; CN 202080103205 A 20200930; EP 20785727 A 20200930; MX 2022016274 A 20200930; US 202018011202 A 20200930